#12 The Importance of Parental Wellbeing

In today’s episode, Julianna and Anna talk with Karoll Ramamonjisoa, who is a French-Malagasy entrepreneur and mother of two boys living in Amsterdam. She’s lived in Madagascar, France, Germany, the US, and now the Netherlands. She built Parentally after her own experiences of giving birth and raising kids in a foreign country. Parentally is dedicated to providing resources for parents, connecting them with trusted professionals, essential information, and a supportive community. Karoll’s mission is to ensure that every parent has access to the help they need, from pregnancy through all stages of parenthood.Keywords parents, postpartum, fourth trimester, new parent, expat parents, parental wellbeingEpisode’s main topicsKaroll shares her story as an expat parent far from family She compares her births in the US and in the Netherlands and discusses the support she received  Karoll discusses the concept behind Parentally and the need for more support for parents and familiesShe talks about what lead her to create the Parentally platformParentallyparentally.nlListen, rate, and subscribe to help more expecting expat families find our show! About Our GuestKaroll Ramamonjisoa is a French-Malagasy entrepreneur and mother of two boys. After living in France, Germany, and the US, she has called Amsterdam home for the past 10 years. This is where she founded Parentally, building upon her own experiences giving birth and raising kids in foreign countries, the isolation she felt, away from family and friends and everything she was familiar with. Parentally is dedicated to providing resources for parents, connecting them with trusted professionals, essential information, and a supportive community. Karoll’s mission is to ensure that every parent has access to the help they need, from pregnancy through all stages of parenthood.https://www.instagram.com/parentally.nl/parentally.nlGet in TouchExpecting Together Pregnancy and Postpartum Meetup You can find us each month at our pregnancy and postpartum meetup where we help you build your community, make friends, and answer all of your pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum questions! More info at pregnantineindhoven.comJulianna FeronWebsite: ⁠juliannaferon.com⁠Instagram: ⁠@julianna.feron⁠Anna Latham Website: ⁠empoweredbirthservices.nl⁠Instagram ⁠@empowered.birth.services⁠ Facebook ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555058594931⁠